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Hubbard County Auditor receives state recognition

Hubbard County employees applaud as Auditor Pam Heeren won a state award Wednesday evening. The county participated via a live Skype feed to the Twin Cities. (Sarah Smith / Enterprise)

Hubbard County Auditor/Treasurer Pam Heeren was surprised to receive a statewide award Wednesday evening and even more surprised at her impromptu party hosted via Skype.

Heeren, who began in the office in 1973, was given the honor by the Minnesota Association of County Officers at a Twin Cities annual meeting she was attending.

Her family showed up to surprise her as she received the award, Minnesota Auditor of the Year.

From a podium in which the diminutive Heeren could barely be seen, she looked into a computer camera and noticed a dozen Hubbard County employees were beaming their approval and applauding via the Internet.